Richard Jenkins
Born May 04, 1947 (Age: 78)
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DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Biography
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Let Me In (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012). Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor (2007). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the limited drama series Olive Kitteridge (2014). For his performance in the fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017), Jenkins received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Let Me In (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).
Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor (2007). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the limited drama series Olive Kitteridge (2014). For his performance in the fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017), Jenkins received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
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Filmography
IF
2024
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as Art Teacher (voice)
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Age: 77
Nightmare Alley
2021
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as Ezra Grindle
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Age: 74
The Last Shift
2020
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as Stanley
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Age: 73
Kajillionaire
2020
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as Robert
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Age: 73
The Shape of Water
2017
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as Giles
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Age: 70
LBJ
2017
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as Sen. Richard Russell
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Age: 70
Kong: Skull Island
2017
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as Senator Al Willis
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Age: 69
The Hollars
2016
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as Don Hollar
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Age: 69
Spotlight
2015
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as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 68
Bone Tomahawk
2015
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as Chicory
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Age: 68
God's Pocket
2014
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as Richard Shelburn
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Age: 67
A.C.O.D.
2013
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as Hugh
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Age: 66
Turbo
2013
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as Bobby (voice)
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Age: 66
White House Down
2013
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as Raphelson
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Age: 66
Jack Reacher
2012
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as D.A. Alex Rodin
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Age: 65
The Company You Keep
2012
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as Jed Lewis
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Age: 65
Liberal Arts
2012
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as Professor Peter Hoberg
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Age: 65
Killing Them Softly
2012
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as Driver
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Age: 65
Darling Companion
2012
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as Russell
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Age: 64
The Cabin in the Woods
2012
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as Richard Sitterson
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Age: 64
The Rum Diary
2011
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as Lotterman
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Age: 64
Friends with Benefits
2011
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as Mr. Harper
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Age: 64
Happythankyoumoreplease
2011
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as Paul Gertmanian
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Age: 63
Hall Pass
2011
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as Coakley
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Age: 63
Let Me In
2010
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as The Father
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Age: 63
Eat Pray Love
2010
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as Richard
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Age: 63
Dear John
2010
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as Mr. Tyree
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Age: 62
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
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as Principal (voice)
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Age: 61
Burn After Reading
2008
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as Ted
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Age: 61
Step Brothers
2008
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as Dr. Robert Doback
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Age: 61
The Visitor
2008
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as Prof. Walter Vale
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Age: 60
The Kingdom
2007
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as Robert Grace
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Age: 60
Rumor Has It...
2005
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as Earl Huttinger
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Age: 58
Fun with Dick and Jane
2005
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as Frank Bascombe
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Age: 58
Earth to America
2005
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as Self
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Age: 58
North Country
2005
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as Hank Aimes
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Age: 57
Shall We Dance?
2004
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as Devine
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Age: 57
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
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as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Cheaper by the Dozen
2003
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as Shake
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Age: 56
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
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as Freddy Bender
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Age: 56
The Core
2003
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as Gen. Thomas Purcell
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Age: 55
The Mudge Boy
2003
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as Edgar Mudge
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Age: 55
Stealing Harvard
2002
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as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
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Age: 55
Changing Lanes
2002
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as Walter Arnell
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Age: 54
Sins of the Father
2002
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as Bobby Frank Cherry
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Age: 54
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
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as Walter Abundas
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Age: 54
One Night at McCool's
2001
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as Father Jimmy
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Age: 53
Say It Isn't So
2001
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as Walter Wingfield
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Age: 53
Me, Myself & Irene
2000
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as Agent Boshane
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Age: 53
What Planet Are You From?
2000
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as Don Fisk
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Age: 52
Random Hearts
1999
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as Truman Trainor
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Age: 52
Outside Providence
1999
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as Barney
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Age: 52
The Mod Squad
1999
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as Det. Bob Mothershed
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Age: 51
The Impostors
1998
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as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
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Age: 51
There's Something About Mary
1998
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as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
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as Beck Weathers
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Age: 50
Eye of God
1997
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as Willard Sprague
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Age: 50
Absolute Power
1997
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as Michael McCarty
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Age: 49
Eddie
1996
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as Carl Zimmer
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Age: 49
Flirting with Disaster
1996
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as Paul Harmon
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Age: 48
A Couch in New York
1996
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as Campton
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Age: 48
The Boys Next Door
1996
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as Bob Klemper
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Age: 48
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
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as Howell
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Age: 48
The Indian in the Cupboard
1995
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as Victor
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Age: 48
Trapped in Paradise
1994
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as Agent Shaddus Peyser
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Age: 47
It Could Happen to You
1994
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as C. Vernon Hale
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Age: 47
Wolf
1994
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as Detective Carl Bridger
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Age: 47
And the Band Played On
1993
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as Dr. Marc Conant
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Age: 46
Undercover Blues
1993
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as Frank
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Age: 46
Afterburn
1992
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as Acton Ryder
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Age: 45
Carolina Skeletons
1991
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as Redy
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Age: 44
Doublecrossed
1991
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as
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Age: 44
The Perfect Tribute
1991
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as Blair
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Age: 43
Descending Angel
1990
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as Debaudt
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Age: 43
When You Remember Me
1990
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as Vaughan
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Age: 43
Rising Son
1990
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as Tommy
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Age: 43
Blue Steel
1990
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as Attorney Mel Dawson
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Age: 42
Challenger
1990
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as Gregory B. Jarvis
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Age: 42
Blaze
1989
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as Picayune
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Age: 42
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
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as Joel Litkin
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Age: 42
Sea of Love
1989
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as Gruber
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Age: 42
How I Got Into College
1989
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as Bill Browne
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Age: 42
Out on the Edge
1989
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as Paul Evetts
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Age: 42
Rachel River
1989
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as Cordell
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Age: 41
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
1988
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as Detective Hamill
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Age: 41
Stealing Home
1988
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as Hank Chandler
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Age: 41
Little Nikita
1988
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as Richard Grant
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Age: 40
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
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as Clyde Alden
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Age: 40
Courtship
1987
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as Bobby Pate
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Age: 39
The Manhattan Project
1986
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as Radiation Controls Officer
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Age: 39
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
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as Dr. Wilkes
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Age: 38
Silverado
1985
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as Kelly
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Age: 38
Feasting with Panthers
1974
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as Warder
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Age: 26